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April 1, 2009
On Wednesday, March 18, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law a bill to abolish the death penalty! New Mexico...
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January 28, 2009
On January 26, Larry Swearingen was granted a stay of execution by a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the...
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September 10, 2008
The execution of Charles Dean Hood, scheduled for September 10, has been stayed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The...
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July 31, 2008
On July 31, the Alabama Supreme Court voted 5-4 to indefinitely delay the execution of Thomas Arthur, who is seeking a DNA...
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